42 USC § 2301 - Congressional declaration of policy

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title: "42 USC § 2301 - Congressional declaration of policy"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "2301"
section_name: "Congressional declaration of policy"
chapter_number: 24
chapter_name: "DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 1, § 11, 69 Stat. 472.)"
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# § 2301. Congressional declaration of policy

It is declared to be the policy of the United States of America that Government ownership and management of the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission shall be terminated in an expeditious manner which is consistent with and will not impede the accomplishment of the purposes and programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. To that end, it is desired at each community to—

**(a)** facilitate the establishment of local self-government;

**(b)** provide for the orderly transfer to local entities of municipal functions, municipal installations, and utilities; and

**(c)** provide for the orderly sale to private purchasers of property within those communities with a minimum of dislocation.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 1, § 11, 69 Stat. 472.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in text, is , as added by , , which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending
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> , Banks and Banking, and
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> , Education] may be cited as the ‘Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955’.”

, , provided that:

### Separability

> “If any provisions of this Act [see Short Title note above], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.”

, ch. 11, § 119, , provided that:

### Transfer of Functions

Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.